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SOF IEO Class 1 free mock test and sample paper

A full IEO Class 1 practice paper: 35 questions for 40 marks in 60 minutes, in the same 4 sections and order as the SOF paper. Take it here with an instant score — no login, no sign-up — or print it with an OMR sheet and the answer key. Free, with no ads.

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  • Questions35
  • Marks40
  • Time60 min
  • Sections4

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Tap an answer for each question. The 60-minute clock starts at your first answer; press Finish and mark at the bottom when you are done, and every answer is explained.

Section 1 — Word and Structure Knowledge · 15 × 1 mark

  1. Question 1 of 35

    Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

    A frog ___ .

  2. Question 2 of 35

    What do we call a group of lions?

  3. Question 3 of 35

    almirah, stool and bed are all —

  4. Question 4 of 35

    Which letter completes the word for this picture?

    F R _ G

    1 frog
  5. Question 5 of 35

    Which word is the odd one out?

  6. Question 6 of 35

    Which animal barks?

  7. Question 7 of 35

    Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

    He did not ___ to the party.

  8. Question 8 of 35

    Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

    ___ old are you?

  9. Question 9 of 35

    Which word begins with the letter S?

  10. Question 10 of 35

    Choose the correct option for the bold word.

    The children played in the garden.

  11. Question 11 of 35

    Which of these is a naming word?

  12. Question 12 of 35

    Choose the word that goes with it.

    cup and ___

  13. Question 13 of 35

    What is the masculine of daughter?

  14. Question 14 of 35

    Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

    She was crying ___ she had lost her doll.

  15. Question 15 of 35

    Which word tells us how it was done?

    The baby slept quietly in the cot.

Section 2 — Reading · 10 × 1 mark

  1. Question 16 of 35

    The Fox and the Grapes

    One hot day a fox walked into a garden. He saw a bunch of grapes high on a vine. The grapes looked sweet and juicy. The fox jumped up again and again, but he could not reach them. At last he was tired. He walked away and said, “Those grapes are sour anyway.”

    Who said, “Those grapes are sour anyway”?

  2. Question 17 of 35

    A Note for Ravi

    Dear Ravi, I have gone to the market. Your milk is on the table. Please drink it and then do your homework. Do not open the door for anyone. I will be back by five. — Mother

    In this note, back means —

  3. Question 18 of 35

    The Hare and the Tortoise

    A hare could run very fast. He laughed at the slow tortoise every day. One day the tortoise said, “Let us race.” The hare ran far ahead. Then he sat down under a tree and fell asleep. The tortoise walked on and on. He did not stop even once. When the hare woke up, the tortoise was already at the finish line.

    What happened last in the story?

  4. Question 19 of 35

    NOTICE Class 1 Picnic We will go to the City Park on Friday. The bus will leave the school at 9 in the morning. Bring your lunch, a cap and a water bottle. Do not bring money or toys. — Class Teacher

    Which is the best title for this text?

  5. Question 20 of 35

    My Red Kite

    My kite is red and new, It flies up in the sky. The wind is running with it, It goes so very high. I hold the string and run, My kite and I have fun.

    Which word in the poem rhymes with run?

  6. Question 21 of 35

    Which two words in the poem rhyme?

  7. Question 22 of 35

    The Ant and the Dove

    A little ant fell into a pond. A dove was sitting on a tree near the pond. She saw the ant and dropped a leaf into the water. The ant climbed on the leaf and came out safely. Some days later a hunter came with a net for the dove. The ant bit his foot. The hunter cried out, and the dove flew away.

    How did the dove feel when she saw the ant in the water?

  8. Question 23 of 35

    An Invitation

    Come to my birthday party! I am Nita and I will be seven. Day: Sunday Time: 4 o'clock Place: My house, 12 Rose Road There will be cake, games and balloons.

    Why was this written?

  9. Question 24 of 35

    I am a little seed, I sleep in the brown ground. The rain comes down to wake me, The sun shines all around. I push my green head out, And grow up tall and stout.

    What kind of text is this?

  10. Question 25 of 35

    The Lion and the Mouse

    A big lion was sleeping under a tree. A little mouse ran over his paw and woke him up. The lion caught the mouse and said, “I will eat you.” The mouse said, “Please let me go. One day I will help you.” The lion laughed and let him go. Some days later the lion was caught in a net. The little mouse came and cut the net with his sharp teeth. The lion was free again.

    Why did the lion let the mouse go?

Section 3 — Spoken and Written Expression · 5 × 1 mark

  1. Question 26 of 35

    You did not follow what the teacher just said.

    How would you ask?

  2. Question 27 of 35

    All four ask for the same thing. Which is the polite way to say it?

  3. Question 28 of 35

    Choose the correct option to complete the conversation.

    Anu : ___ there! A rainbow.

    Ravi : Wow! It is beautiful.

  4. Question 29 of 35

    Choose the correct option to complete the conversation.

    Shopkeeper : Here is your pencil box.

    Meera : ___

  5. Question 30 of 35

    In which situation would you say this?

    “Good night.”

Section 4 — Achievers Section · 5 × 2 marks

  1. Question 31 of 35

    In which pair is the baby animal wrongly matched?

  2. Question 32 of 35

    A Note for Ravi

    Dear Ravi, I have gone to the market. Your milk is on the table. Please drink it and then do your homework. Do not open the door for anyone. I will be back by five. — Mother

    Which of these is true?

  3. Question 33 of 35

    Put these words in the right order to make a sentence.

    school / goes / her / to / Anu / cycle / on

  4. Question 34 of 35

    laugh is to cry as hurry is to ___ .

  5. Question 35 of 35

    Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

    The bell rang and the children ___ out of the class.

Answer key and explanations (opens below)

1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (C) 11. (C) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (B) 16. (A) 17. (B) 18. (C) 19. (A) 20. (D) 21. (A) 22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (C) 25. (C) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (C) 30. (A) 31. (D) 32. (C) 33. (C) 34. (D) 35. (A)

  1. 1. (A)

    A frog croaks.

  2. 2. (A)

    A group of lions is called a pride.

  3. 3. (A)

    All three of them are furniture.

  4. 4. (D)

    The picture shows a frog, so the missing letter is O.

  5. 5. (B)

    frock, sweater and sari are clothes. almirah is not.

  6. 6. (B)

    A dog barks.

  7. 7. (D)

    After did not the verb stays plain: did not come.

  8. 8. (C)

    We say How old when we ask about age.

  9. 9. (C)

    shirt begins with S.

  10. 10. (C)

    garden is a noun here.

  11. 11. (C)

    table is a naming word. We call it a noun.

  12. 12. (D)

    We always say cup and saucer.

  13. 13. (B)

    A daughter is a girl or a woman; the boy or man is a son.

  14. 14. (A)

    Because gives the reason for the crying.

  15. 15. (B)

    Quietly tells us how the baby slept.

  16. 16. (A)

    The fox said it as he walked away.

  17. 17. (B)

    Mother is telling Ravi when she will return home.

  18. 18. (C)

    The last line tells us the tortoise was already at the finish line.

  19. 19. (A)

    It tells the whole class where the picnic is, when it starts and what to bring.

  20. 20. (D)

    Run and fun end with the same sound.

  21. 21. (A)

    Sky and high end with the same sound, so they rhyme.

  22. 22. (C)

    She helped at once, which is what someone does when they are worried for another.

  23. 23. (A)

    It gives the day, the time and the place so that friends can come.

  24. 24. (C)

    It is a poem.

  25. 25. (C)

    The story says the lion laughed at the promise, and then let him go.

  26. 26. (C)

    Could you please asks the teacher for help; the others tell her what to do.

  27. 27. (A)

    We ask for a thing that belongs to someone else; we do not announce that we are taking it.

  28. 28. (B)

    We say look when we point something out to someone.

  29. 29. (C)

    We say thank you when someone hands us what we asked for.

  30. 30. (A)

    We say good night to people when we go to sleep.

  31. 31. (D)

    A baby duck is a duckling, not a piglet. A piglet is a baby pig.

  32. 32. (C)

    The note ends, “I will be back by five.”

  33. 33. (C)

    Where she goes comes before how she goes: goes to school on her cycle.

  34. 34. (D)

    The first pair are opposites, so the second pair must be too: the opposite of hurry is wait.

  35. 35. (A)

    Rang is past, so the second verb must be past too: ran.

About this mock test

Is this IEO Class 1 mock test really free, with no login?
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The same way as the SOF paper: Word and Structure Knowledge 1 mark a question, Reading 1 mark a question, Spoken and Written Expression 1 mark a question, Achievers Section 2 marks a question, 40 marks in all. Press Finish and mark to see the score by section and the right answer, with an explanation, under every question.
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